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Shelli Nicole

Culture Editor

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About Shelli Nicole

Shelli Nicole is a Detroit-raised, Chicago-based writer. Her work has appeared in Bustle, HelloGiggles & Marie Claire. She is terrified of mermaids and teenagers equally.

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Straddleverse

I Just Want to Give People a Fucking Chance

6 hours ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person wearing all black with a perfect mullet hairdo making the best lesbian face possible. The second shows an Asian person looking over their glasses into the camera with text overlaid that says “I’m not Lesbian” in both Korean and English. The third shows a Black person in what is presumably their work uniform, biting their lip sexily and looking into the camera mid dance.

Culture

FYP: Lesbian Powers ACTIVATED!

5 days ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person with long nails and a smirk and text above them that says “When a stud get loud with me”. The second is of a Black person with natural hair in pigtails and text above them that says “before I post my girl…does anyone recognize this room?”. The last is of a Black person with braids to the back and text above them that says “10 year old me talking to my mom after getting caught googling “two girls kissing”.

Culture

FYP: Stop Asking To Put Stuff In My Purse

2 weeks ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person with blonde dreads crouching and biting a honeybun and the text over them says “When you gay but the plug don’t care”. The second is of a Black person with curly fro looking off to the side with an attitude and text over the photo that says “When someone tries to tell me scissoring and tribbing isn’t a thing like I haven’t been doing it for years. The last is of a Black woman with a short curled bob wearing all black and lips pursed with text above them that says “Lesbians on their first date”

Culture

FYP: Okay — Now I Know What Y’all Mean By “Gay Panic”

3 weeks ago 3 Comments

Image shows the words "Nails Nails Nails" inside of an arrow in the colors purple pink and blue

Lesbian Sex

Don’t Let Your Nail Length Stop You From Having Great Sex

3 weeks ago 15 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black woman holding a string with a knot in the middle, wearing a white shirt and gray sweatpants. The second is of a Black Couple, both in all black posing together, one is bent close to the ground and has their hands on their partners knees. The last image is of a Black woman sitting on apartment steps, she has dreads and is wearing a tan t-shirt while signing the word “only” in ASL.

Culture

FYP: What Fingers Do You Use To “Bowl”?

4 weeks ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 images together. The first is a Black woman with beautiful big tightly coiled hair wearing glasses, beautiful eye makeup looking into the camera. The second is of a Latinx person wearing a black shirt, trousers and suspenders seemingly talking to someone with the words “bilingual problems” across the screen. The third is of a Black person wearing a long gown with a plant print exposing her thigh, surrounded by plants and the words “When she think you don’t want her because she has a FUPA” across the screen.

Culture

FYP: Anyway — Come Over And Drop That FUPA Off On My Face

1 month ago No Comments

A blank white piece of paper against a white background is surrounded by small branches and leaves.

First Person

The Story of My Abortion

1 month ago 40 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person holding a bottle of wine and a wine glass while wearing leopard print glasses and an open cardigan looking into the camera. The second shows 2 Black people dancing together and smiling into the camera radiating love and happiness. The 3rd shows a Black person with a low fade and carrying a book bag smiling into the camera with the text below them that reads “When you find out that she sucks strap” with a smiley emoji

Culture

FYP: Stop Chasing Straight Girls — It’s Weird.

1 month ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person wearing a UPS uniform pointing behind them with the text “When your girlfriend doesn’t want you to go to work”. The second shows the same person in 3 different positions (standing, sleeping and giving the middle finger) with their signs above them (Taurus, Taurus, Capricorn). The 3rd is of a Black person sitting in a chair holding a glass of drink with a plant behind them staring beautifully into the camera.

Culture

FYP: Your Package Is Late ‘Cos The Driver Called Off Work For Some {Redacted}

2 months ago 3 Comments

mage shows 3 images together. The first is a Black person wearing glasses with their dreads in a high bun with a septum piercing. The second shows a Black person with multi colored hair and they are looking off to the side with a irritated look, there is text underneath that says “ Damn you low-key mean”. The third shows a Black person with a beautiful afro standing cross armed with a book in one hand looking beautifully into the camera.

Culture

FYP: The Pool Is Not The Only Thing You Can Drown In

2 months ago 3 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is of a fair skinned Black person with short hair and a youthful face and text above them that reads “When you’re a baby face stuff and girls call you cute”. The second is of a dark skinned Black person with all white on, including shirt and hat, looking at the screen smoothly with sunglasses on and biting their lips. The third is on a brown skinned Black person with their back to the camera posing with a hip jutted out in form fitting shorts and a fitted black top and text above them that reads “The fems love it” with 3 heart smiley emojis

Culture

FYP: It’s Stud Appreciation Day — How Are You Celebrating?!

2 months ago 6 Comments

Trying CBD Lube: Image shows a person licking oil off another persons leg and it is overlaid on a image of a weed plant.

Health
Love + Sex

Ouid, Sex & Me (With a Dash of Magick and CBD)

2 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a trans man with a white shirt and text overlaid that reads “When she forgets ur a trans man”. The second is of a Black person with big hair and a red bathing suit top and text overlaid that reads “when she pulls out the strap on the first night”. The third is of a Black curvy and thicc person with text overlaid that reads “when she calls me over to sit on her face”

Culture

FYP: Say Yes To The Strap

2 months ago No Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a Black person with big eyes looking into the camera with text under that reads “When the devil can’t reach you he will send you a stud instead”. The second is a Black person in a durag side eying the camera and text that reads “Fresh out the shower cooch” with a puking emoji. And the third is a Black person in a backwards hat looking away from the camera with text that reads “Listening to my girl flirt with her sugar daddy so he can take us all to Tulum” with an eye roll emoji.

Culture

FYP: I Don’t Eat Unseasoned {Redacted} And Neither Should You

3 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a Black woman with braids and text that reads "when she keeps reacting to my ig stories". The middle image is of a Black Queer couple with matching cute hair colors and the the last image shows a Black person counting on their fingrs with text that reads "explaining to my straight friends how long lesbian dates are"

Culture

FYP: If You Keep Reacting To My Stories We’re Gonna Make Out

3 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a Black Girl with braids smirking and the text "when she tries to pull your hair after you just got it done" the second is a Black couple sultrily looking at each other and the third is a Black girl looking at a computer with the text "Finding out where trans girls g-spots are"

Culture

FYP: TFW You Realize 4 Months Later That She WAS Flirting With You!

3 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 separate images together. The first shows a girl looking confused with the words "When they flirt with your gf" above her. The second shows a girl in a purple top and glasses with the text above her that reads "when she uses the finger lick combo and expects you to leaver her alone after". The 3rd shows a girl smiling in a green shirt with text above her that reads "when her accent sexy af"

Culture

FYP: Y’all Are Toxic AND Nasty — I’m So Proud of You.

3 months ago No Comments

Image shows 3 images in one. The first is a Black person with natural hair and the text "I would never chase after no woman thats so dumb". The second shows a Black person with a short haircut and in a hoodie smiling into the camera. The last image shows a Black Woman with gray hair sitting on the lap of another Black woman who has dreads and the text "I embrace my grey and my gf loves it"

Culture

FYP: I’m Not Gonna Chase After You — But I Might Speedwalk if You’re Cute

3 months ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of Two Black people and one is sitting on the others lap with text that reads "When you're friends mama is tryna get you". The second image shows A Black person with short hair and a grey shirt talking to the camera. The third shows a Black person in a car with their seatbelt on and text that reads "When you're just going over for closure"

Culture

FYP: Closure Is Not Real — Have Fun {Redacted} Your Ex ‘Tho!

4 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a korean person in workwear holding a silver circle with text above them that says "A snack you should try" The second is a Black man in a white shirt with a big smile and a lowtop fade. the third is a Black person gripping their chest with words below them that say "when they bring a duffle bag instead of a backpack"

Culture

FYP: Now We Bringing Over DUFFLE BAGS?! Alright — Let Me Go Stretch

4 months ago 1 Comment

Three repeating images of the cover of BANG!, featuring a large graphic explanation point and a foregrounded hand with fingers reaching into the dot of the exclamation point as if penetrating a hole

LGBT Book Reviews

“BANG! Masturbation for People of All Genders & Abilities” Is the Rare Sex Ed Book Getting Inclusivity Right

4 months ago No Comments

Image Shows a photo of Sha'Carri Richardson wearing an olive colored two piece set and bright color sneakers. On top of the photo is a tweet from her that just shows an emoji of a rainbow

Sports

Sha’Carri Richardson Is Going To The Olympics And I Hope She Brings Her Girlfriend With Her!

4 months ago 16 Comments

An image of Shelli Nicole against a purple-filtered photo of her holding an iced coffee near her leg and a stylish coffee table situation

Straddleverse

Chill Music, Great Writing, Sweet Coffee: A Day of Work

4 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first shows a person in a yellow sweater with words above them that say "When your girlfriend asks to see your boobs for the hundreth time". The second shows two people coming in for what looks like a kiss. the third shows a person with their eyes closed in happiness with words next to them that read "get you a plus size stem"

Culture

FYP: If You Have an Accent Please Move to the Front of the Line

4 months ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 photos together. The first shows two people - one is 5'9 the other is 5'3. The second shows a person in white top staring into the camera with their hand at their chin. The last shows two people smiling while the one in front looks directly into the camera.

Culture

FYP: I Don’t Care How Tall You Are — I’m The Captain Now

4 months ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is of 2 Black women looking into the camera both with long loc styled hair. The second is of a Black person with the text "I don't care how big you are sit on my face, if i can breathe i dont want it" above their head and the last is of a Black person holding a harness with the words "Her: Pulls out my strap" above them.

Culture

FYP: You Want Me To Sit Where?

5 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows two Black women in bed looking at each other with both wide and slight smiles

TV News & Trailers

Watch The Trailer for “A Luv Tale: The Series,” A New Queer Black RomCom You Can’t Miss

5 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows close ups of people smiling with the word Finesse over them

Culture

Watch the Trailer for “Finesse” — A Black Queer Love Letter to Sex, Chosen Family & Chicago

5 months ago 11 Comments

Image shows three photos together. The first is a Black woman with long hair and an olive bikini top. The second is a person kneeling in a mechanics outfit with the cast of "Fast and The Furious" intertwined. The third is a Black person in a white tee shirt and a red hat.

Culture

FYP: I Don’t Cuddle In The Summertime

5 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows three photos together. The First is two people in a car and one is on the phone, the text "when you call your wife your home girl" is above them. The second Image is two Black folks both with their hair in braided/loc'd buns and colorful clothes. The Last image shows a Black person happily pointing at a Sonogram on the wall while the text "Finally having A baby" is above them.

Culture

FYP: You Said You Was Chillin’ With Who?

5 months ago 3 Comments

Image shows Three Vibrators in Three Photos. The First is a teal vibrator bent in the shape of a snake. The second is a dark blue anal vibrator with a flared base and the third is a teal vibrator that is smaller with four buttons. Behind all the images is Digital coding.

Sex Toys

Data-Driven Vibes: We Tried Three Smart Vibrators; Did They Make the Grade?

5 months ago 3 Comments

Shrill Fran and Emily sit together on the couch

TV Reviews

“Shrill” Gives Fran the Queer Joy She Deserves in the Final Season

5 months ago 7 Comments

Image shows three images joined together. The 1st image shows a Black person in a simple t-shirt with the words “First Time Binding” over head. The 2nd image shows someone stepping into some shoes with the words “About to who do you think killed Jenny Schecter my way into some cat” above their foot. The 3rd image shows a Black person with their hand out and the words “Horny GF thats a switch” above.

Culture

FYP: Are You the Family Disappoin- I Mean, Queer Sibling?

5 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows three images joined together. The 1st image shows two Black people in a bathroom, one is standing on the tub the other is below them with a cellphone in their hand facing the mirror. The 2nd image shows a Black person with a cell phone in their hand looking down at it. The 3rd image shows two Black people in a car talking to each other.

Culture

FYP: Using the Comment Section to Get Some {Redacted}

6 months ago 5 Comments

Image shows three images joined together. The 1st image shows a Black person looking down pursing their lips. The 2nd image shows a Black person with a bucket hat and dreads. The 3rd image shows a Black person in a bandanna holding an unrolled paper towel roll.

Culture

FYP: Stop Channeling Shakespeare When Responding to My Sext

6 months ago 3 Comments

Image Shows 3 images joined together. In the first image there is a Black person wearing a white shirt and black jacket with a bucket hat. In the 2nd image there are two Black people nearly kissing. In the 3rd image there is a Black person holding up a black bookbag with a smile.

Culture

FYP: How Close to Your BFF Are You?

6 months ago 1 Comment

A collage of three HUJU-edited light-leaked photos, one of Shelli's face with a half-smile, one of her nameplate necklace draped across a table in a sunbeam, and one of Shelli's naked limbs tangled in white bedsheets

Dating

Vaccine First, Spitting in Your Mouth Second: How I’m Building Vaccine Transparency Into My Dating Life

6 months ago 14 Comments

Image shows 3 separate images in one frame. In the first there is a person wearing a black hat with white text, a black shirt, and a multi print black and white shirt over top. There is the word "absolutely" overlaid. The middle picture there are two people kissing one is grabbing the others face and they are in a car. In the third photo there is a person dancing in a gray two piece sweatsuit with the words "...my way into somebodys guts I mean heart" overlaid.

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

FYP: Tiktokking My Way to Being a WNBA Wife

6 months ago 9 Comments

A photo from behind of a young woman with long straight hair wearing a snapback and hoisting a skateboard over her shoulder.

Culture

“Hey Mamas” Lesbians, Explained

6 months ago 32 Comments

Three photos of Autostraddle's new Culture Editor, Shelli Nicole: In the first Shelli has on black lipstick and an orange shirt in a full body shot, in the second she has on a blue turquoise t-shirt in an upper body photo, and in the third she is posing for a close up of her face with a red-orange hue covering the right side of the image.

Straddleverse

Welcome Our New Culture Editor, Shelli Nicole!

6 months ago 27 Comments

A collage of three images: In the first image, a couple describes lesbian sex to their straight friend while sitting on a couch, in the second a stud in a red baseball cap considers if their girlfriend just really loves the song or if they are missing their ex, and in the last photo a masc queer person with a top bun smiles at the camera and flashes the peace sign.

Culture

FYP: Does She Like the Song… or Does She Miss Her Ex?

6 months ago 3 Comments

Niecy Nash on the Red Table Talk with her wife Jessica Betts. They are both dressed in earth tones.

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Niecy Nash Joins the Red Table to Talk the Real Sweet SH*T about Being “LGBTQ+ Niecy!”

7 months ago 4 Comments

Lil Nas X queer music video promo Image shows two lil nas X's in a reimaging of the "The creation of Adam" by Michelangelo. They are both sitting in the clouds, one reaches out a finger to touch a hand that is on the end of an arrow.

Music

The Drop: Lil Nas X’s Dykey Aunts Are Proud of MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)

7 months ago 17 Comments

A three-way vertical collage: A femme with her hair in buns and the back of her hair free flowing in curls in a black tank top, a stud with her hair wrapped, and a femme with an afro and glasses who is pointing at the camera

Culture

FYP: What’s Your Location?

7 months ago 1 Comment

A three-way collage of: A black masc queer person with locks pulled into a bun in a car, a femme person with long hair and make up stares off to the side underneath the phrase "omg you're so pretty," and a queer person in an orange sweatshirt sings to the camera.

Culture

FYP: Where Is My Khadijah James?

7 months ago 1 Comment

In a three way collage: two masc queer people hold each other in a romantic embrace, two other queer people dressed in pink look lovingly into each others eyes while sitting in front of a wall filled with baseball caps, and a femme black woman is all dressed up for a FaceTime call.

Culture

FYP: What’s in Your Bookbag?

7 months ago 2 Comments

A three way collage of various TikToks, L to R: A lesbian in a cap stares off to the side with wide eyes and a caption that reads "what I hear when my father tries to convince me to date men," a queer muslim also staring to the side with a caption that reads "random girls realizing that I am staring at them, and two black lesbians in a kiss and embrace with a caption that reads "Met October 2018, Married: July 2020"

Culture

FYP: You’re Probably Toxic But — You’re Still Cute!

7 months ago 6 Comments

In a three part collage, left to right: two stems putting on make up in the bathroom mirror, a trans person with curly hair around their face talking into an earphone with a microphone proclaiming they are "T4T," and a queer person with their hair in a top ponytail facing the side of the camera.

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

FYP: An Ode to Stems and Soon-to-Be Scamming Sapphics

8 months ago 3 Comments

Image shows black woman in bed with tattoos on her arm with 3 different textured blankets surrounding her.

Society + Culture

Come Vibe with Me: Simple Sunday Goodbyes

8 months ago 9 Comments

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